The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Gov. Brian Kemp's $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 state budget Tuesday, a spending plan that prioritizes prisons and education. The budget, which cleared the House 171-4, is smaller than the record $40.5 ...

Georgia state budget includes millions for AU to build a new research building. Also helping Augusta will be funding to fight human trafficking.

Georgia House members approved their proposed state budget for next year. The $37.7 billion includes money for education, healthcare, public safety and state prisons.

House lawmakers signed off on a revised $37.7 billion budget for next year that includes increases in spending for education, prisons and housing but lacked the splashy infusion of one-time spending that made this year’s spending plan swell to more than $40 billion.